Coral Gables Couple Carjacked At Gunpoint, Suspects Caught Minutes Later
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CORAL GABLES (CBSMiami) – A terrifying night for a couple in Coral Gables.
Police say at approximately 7:40 p.m. Monday, three juveniles went up to the couple on San Ignacio Avenue near Red Road and carjacked them at gunpoint.
The couple had just parked their car inside the parking garage located at 1518 San Ignacio Avenue when the three suspects ran up to them.
One suspect pointed a gun at the couple and demaded their car keys and the male victim's cellphone.
The juveniles then took off with the couple's Toyota.
Just a few minutes later, officers found a car matching the stolen vehicle's description parked in a lot underneath the Metrorail at Alhambra Circle and Ponce De Leon Boulevard.
All three suspects were arrested without incident at 8:03 p.m., just 23 minutes after the initial crime.
They are each being charged with one count of armed robbery and one count of grand theft auto.
The couple was not physically injured.
